Weather Records on 23 February 2012

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2012. Highest significance: Carson, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2012

On 23 February 2012, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 720 daily.
Carson set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 23 February 2012.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 23 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moranbah Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakewood	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Mills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 23 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 23 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2012

Top 20 records on 23 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2012	Carson, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Sedalia 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Hampton UNIV, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Ft Davis, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Glennville 3NW, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Carlyle 13 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Sewanee, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2012	Farmerville, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 770 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1802	2
1804	2
1810	1
1814	4
1815	1
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	8
1899	1
1900	5
1901	9
1902	3
1903	17
1904	13
1905	12
1906	21
1907	31
1908	19
1909	27
1910	35
1911	23
1912	46
1913	11
1914	37
1915	58
1916	80
1917	100
1918	31
1919	49
1920	44
1921	74
1922	158
1923	42
1924	156
1925	264
1926	63
1927	298
1928	199
1929	179
1930	690
1931	209
1932	318
1933	321
1934	725
1935	214
1936	430
1937	172
1938	224
1939	616
1940	274
1941	362
1942	355
1943	518
1944	430
1945	335
1946	346
1947	718
1948	450
1949	406
1950	517
1951	397
1952	414
1953	450
1954	654
1955	880
1956	599
1957	807
1958	958
1959	357
1960	802
1961	677
1962	659
1963	1,003
1964	594
1965	640
1966	614
1967	689
1968	1,038
1969	1,010
1970	422
1971	741
1972	843
1973	353
1974	562
1975	1,764
1976	737
1977	1,274
1978	1,263
1979	1,374
1980	520
1981	1,234
1982	972
1983	790
1984	942
1985	1,913
1986	955
1987	916
1988	412
1989	1,413
1990	2,157
1991	712
1992	760
1993	1,477
1994	1,452
1995	1,011
1996	1,603
1997	989
1998	1,401
1999	773
2000	1,701
2001	956
2002	1,228
2003	1,326
2004	802
2005	702
2006	581
2007	883
2008	914
2009	858
2010	1,440
2011	829
2012	770
2013	792
2014	502
2015	1,830
2016	660
2017	1,946
2018	1,728
2019	1,246
2020	794
2021	929
2022	2,595
2023	2,768
2024	373
2025	984
2026	951

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	569
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1